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CANOPY ROD CLAMP.

No. 463,165. Patented Nov. 17,1891.-

ROBERT F. PAINTER, OF GREENFIELD PATENT OFFICE.

, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO THE IVARNER MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF SAMEPLACE.

CANOPY-ROD C LAM P.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 46 3,165, dated.November 17, 1891.

Application filed June 3, 189].- Serial No. 394,979. (No model.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ROBERT F. PAINTER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Greenfield, in the county of Franklin and State ofMassachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCanopy-Rod Clamps, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to canopy-rod holders; and it consists in variousfeatures, details,

and combinations hereinafter set forth.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved holder orclamp; Fig. 2, a perspective View of the parts separated; Fig. 3, avertical sectional view 011 the line on I5 :1: of Fig. 4; and Fig. 4 a'vertical transverse sectional view on the line y y, Fig. 3.

A represents the supporting bracket or frame adapted to be secured tothe back of the carriage, and which in this instance is 2 provided atits outer end with a cross-bar at, having a rounded face, and withpintles I) Z), which extend laterally from the ends or fromcontinuations of the cross-bar a. Pivoted to the pintles of the bracketis a yoke or bail B,

made preferably of malleable cast-iron, so

that the arms cc may be bent down to engage with the pintles b 1).Before this is done, however, the two-part swivel-block C must be placedin position. This block is composed 3 of two parts D and E, the frontface of the latter being made concave, so as to conform to thebearing-surface of the cross-bar a, While on its rear face is formed acircular rim or projection (Z, which takes into a corresponding opening6 in the front face of part D. Part D is further provided with thevertical opening f, the side walls of which preferably incline towardeach other, and through this opening the canopy-rod G passes and is 4clamped. In the rear face of block D is formed an opening 9, whichopening is adapted to receive a hub or sleeve 71, which projectsforwardly from the inner face of yoke B. This hub is threaded internallyto receive a setscrew F, the inner end of which projects into 7 theblock D, in line with the opening f, to bear against the rod G, seatedin said opening.

In assembling the parts, swivel-block O is placed within the yoke 13,the hub h entering opening g, and the parts are then placed so that theconcave face of the swivel-block G rests upon the cross-bar a, when thearms 0 c of the yoke are bent down, so as to engage the pintles?) I),thus securely holdingthe parts together in their proper relativepositions,

but leaving the yoke with the swivel-block free to swing vertically onthe pintles b b, and the swivel-block D free to oscillate laterally withreference to the yoke.

As seen in Figs. 3 and 4, great latitude of movement is possible onaccount of the swinging of the whole clamp and the lateral movement ofswivel-block, and it will also be noticed that even though the set-screwbe withdrawn the swivel-block will remain in its position and not becomedetached and lost. Furthermore, by my construction avery slight movementof the setscrew will enable the rod to be changed in its position, whilecramping'of the different parts is avoided.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. In a canopy-rodholder, the combination of a frame or bracket, a yoke pivoted thereto,

a swivel-block secured within said yoke and adapted to receive the rod,and means for clamping the rod and block, all substantially as shown anddescribed.

2. In a canopy-rod holder, the combination of a frame or bracket, a yokepivoted thereto, a screw carried by said yoke, and a two-partswivel-block adapted to receive the rod, all substantially as described.

3. In combination with a bracket having a crossbar, a bail pivoted tothe bracket, a twopart block mounted in the bail and hearing at oppositeends against the bail and crossbar, and a set-screw carried by the bailand adapted,substantially as describedand shown, to clamp the rod in theblock and the latter 0 against the cross-bar.

4:. In combination with a bracket having a cross-bar, a bail pivoted tothe bracket, a two part block mounted in the bail, the front portion ofthe block adapted to bear against the crossbar and the-rear portionswiveled and adapted to receive the rod, and a set-screw carried by, thebail and adapted to clamp the rod and block in position, substantiallyas bail and adapted to fit the opening (,ail sub- IO shown anddescribed. 7 stautially as shown and described.

5. In combination with bracket A, having In witness whereof I hereuntoset my hand cross-bar a and pintles b b, bail B, pivoted to in thepresence of two Witnesses. r

-5 the bracket and carryin set-screw F, block T G, composed of two parts D E, the latter of ROBERT P which has a concave front face and a rim dWitnesses: on its face, part D being provided with open- J. E. GRANT,ings e, f, and g, and a hub h, formed on the L. H. \VILOOX.

